Alaris***"What did you manage to find about the attacks?" I inquired the man without looking up from the file I was going through. "And why should I share such crucial information with you?" The man scoffed as he made himself relax on one of the couches on the far end of the room. "Because I hired you to dig up that crucial information." I rolled my eyes, still not giving the man much attention. He might think he was something of a big deal in the werewolf world, but to me he was just an ordinary shifter. And I had my reasons for believing that. "Yes, you might have." I could see him pushing his feet up on the glass table in the periphery of my eyes. Though I kept my temper in check. If it was anyone aside from him, they would have already been kicked out of not only my office, but the packhouse as well. He waited patiently to get a reaction out of me, but when he didn't get one, he continued."But the last time I checked, you were still to pay me. Since I haven't heard a single
Seraphine***"Seraphine, is it?" A voice interrupted my thought process, bringing my attention to its owner. I tore my gaze away from the cases pages and turned around to face them. A girl stood in my line of vision, seemingly shy, as she played with the hem of her jacket. "Yes?" I spoke up on realizing that she was not going to continue. "You have got the right person." I added after a small pause as I continued to eye her up and down. It wasn't that I waa judging her, but rather wanted to see if I can put her somewhat in my mind. It was one of my newly adapted habits. Alaris taught me to always gauge the other because one's body language could give away a lot. 'Alaris…' The thought of him left a bittersweet feeling behind. I had been missing him quite a lot recently. Day one of our trip wasn't even over yet, and there I was, sulking like a lovesick fool. 'Did I hear someone use the word love?' Ugh! I groaned internally, feeling frustrated at my wolf and her timing. She had b
Seraphine***"Seraphine, is it?" A voice interrupted my thought process, bringing my attention to its owner. I tore my gaze away from the cases pages and turned around to face them. A girl stood in my line of vision, seemingly shy, as she played with the hem of her jacket. "Yes?" I spoke up on realizing that she was not going to continue. "You have got the right person." I added after a small pause as I continued to eye her up and down. It wasn't that I waa judging her, but rather wanted to see if I can put her somewhat in my mind. It was one of my newly adapted habits. Alaris taught me to always gauge the other because one's body language could give away a lot. 'Alaris…' The thought of him left a bittersweet feeling behind. I had been missing him quite a lot recently. Day one of our trip wasn't even over yet, and there I was, sulking like a lovesick fool. 'Did I hear someone use the word love?' Ugh! I groaned internally, feeling frustrated at my wolf and her timing. She had b
Alaris***"Sera?"I called her out to get her attention since she looked a little lost. I was on my way back to my office when I heard her inquiring about some herbs which were meant for werewolves. I wasn't sure where she was getting at with her line of questioning but the last thing I wanted her was to get high on herbs meant for werewolves. I had had a first hand experience of those and knew how potent they could be. But the girl refused to spill the beans. I was about to turn my attention to Alex, hoping to extract some information out of him when I saw her moving. She was up on her feet and in the next two seconds, she was already standing before me. Her eyebrows were drawn together, frustration etched on her face. Her eyes searched mine as if looking for something in particular. Before I knew what was happening, she had her arms wrapped around my torso and her face pressed flat against my bare chest. My skin buzzed with a different kind of sensation under her soft touch. "Wha
Alaris***"Sera?"I called her out to get her attention since she looked a little lost. I was on my way back to my office when I heard her inquiring about some herbs which were meant for werewolves. I wasn't sure where she was getting at with her line of questioning but the last thing I wanted her was to get high on herbs meant for werewolves. I had had a first hand experience of those and knew how potent they could be. But the girl refused to spill the beans. I was about to turn my attention to Alex, hoping to extract some information out of him when I saw her moving. She was up on her feet and in the next two seconds, she was already standing before me. Her eyebrows were drawn together, frustration etched on her face. Her eyes searched mine as if looking for something in particular. Before I knew what was happening, she had her arms wrapped around my torso and her face pressed flat against my bare chest. My skin buzzed with a different kind of sensation under her soft touch. "Wha
Seraphine***What in the world was wrong with this man? One minute he would be so caring, and the very next he would have this constant scowl resting on his face as if I had asked him for both of his kidneys. Could werewolves even survive without both? Or did they need at least one of them to be functioning properly like humans? 'Focus, Sera!' I shook the weird thoughts off as I continued to follow him. Given his height, I had to take two steps to cover one of his. Why didn't I accept Hannah's offer while it was still on the table? Sitting in my room back at the packhouse would have been so much better than following him to God knows where. The trail we were following seemed like a never ending dirt track, one which was barely ever used. At least that was all I could tell from the looks of it. I had already questioned him a million times over by now about where we are heading since we started this trail, but the man refused to give me a single clue. As if that was not enough, I ha
Seraphine***"Alaris?" I stepped inside his office without worrying about the formalities since the door was already partially opened. It made me assume that he must have been not busy. "Sera?" He looked over his shoulder to meet me in the eye. "Umm… the one and only." My lips curled up in a small smile instinctively as I tried to make light of the situation. He looked like he needed it. But then again, it was Alaris in the question, he always looked like he needed someone to lighten him up. All of his screws were wound too tight. "What brings you here?" He turned around to face me, his hands folded behind his back as he stood tall like an unmoving rock. "It wasn't anything important. I just came here to thank you." I shook my head as I took a couple of steps towards the center of the room where he was standing. "For what exactly?" His frown deepened just as his face twisted into a displeased scowl. Sometimes I couldn't help but wonder about him getting wrinkles way before his
Alaris***"Sera?"I called her out to get her attention since she looked a little lost. I was on my way back to my office when I heard her inquiring about some herbs which were meant for werewolves. I wasn't sure where she was getting at with her line of questioning but the last thing I wanted her was to get high on herbs meant for werewolves. I had had a first hand experience of those and knew how potent they could be. But the girl refused to spill the beans. I was about to turn my attention to Alex, hoping to extract some information out of him when I saw her moving. She was up on her feet and in the next two seconds, she was already standing before me. Her eyebrows were drawn together, frustration etched on her face. Her eyes searched mine as if looking for something in particular. Before I knew what was happening, she had her arms wrapped around my torso and her face pressed flat against my bare chest. My skin buzzed with a different kind of sensation under her soft touch. "Wha